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Smart Scale- Project Funding

Smart Scale is a process that helps evaluate potential transportation projects and makes the most use of limited tax dollars. Each locality and city throughout the State of Virginia have the opportunity to submit applications for transportation projects in their area and these applications will be scored and evalutated by the Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board as a guide in their project selection decisions. Projects that are chosen receive 100% funding so the localities are not required to provide funding.  Some of the key factors used in evaluation of these applications are how these projects improve safety, reduce congestion, increase accessibility, promote efficient land use, affect the environment, and contribute to economic development. For more information on this process  and funding opportunity please click here to learn more.

Smart Scale applications are submitted by rounds and is currentyly in Round 5.  Round 5 applications will be validated and scored August 2020 through December 2022. In January 2023 at the Virginia Commonwealth Transportation Board meeting, the evalutations of the applications and the recommended funding scenario will be released.

The County of Isle of Wight has submitted applications for the projects listed below in Round 5 (Click Each Project for a Visual of Each Proposal):

US Rt 17 Right Turn Lane Ext @ State Rt 669 (Smiths Neck)
This project will provide a third southbound through lane on US Route 17 consistent with the 2022 VDOT STARS recommendations, starting from 1000' north of Eagle Harbor Parkway intersection to the Smiths Neck Road intersection, increasing capacity along the southbound Route 17 corridor. The project includes pavement widening for an additional travel lane, imstallation of curb and gutter, sidewalk improvements, and providing a continous right turn lane at the Smiths Neck Road intersection. The project will serve as Phase 1 of implementing the STARS recommendations, with Phase 2 including widening Rt 17 from Smiths Neck to Brewer's Neck Blvd. ( Rt 258).
Estimated project cost- $12, 256,133.


Route 17 and Sugar Hill Road Intersection Improvements
The proposed improvements will convert the existing intersection to an unsignalized Continuous Green-T (Turbo-T) intersection and extend the left turn lane from Cedar Grove Road back to Sugar Hill Road for the Rt 17 southbound movement, as identified in the 2022 VDOT Route 17 Arterial Preservation study public input survey.  The existing depressed median will be converted to a raised grass median with curbing and roadway cross slopes will modified to sheet flow runoff to the existing outside shoulder ditches.
Estimated project cost- $3,070,691.

*New* 1/26/23 - Project Summary


US Rt 460 (EAST) Safety Improvements Ennis Mill Rd. to Lovers Ln.
The proposed project currently consists of a 4-lane undivided principal arteriall with a 1-ft paved shoulder.  This project would provide 4-ft wide shoulders and rumble strips with 12/ wide graded ditches eastbound and westbound for approximately 1.6 miles, between Ennis Mill Road and Lovers Lane, east of the Town of Windsor. 
Estmated project cost- $10,164,728.


US Rt 460 (WEST) Safety Improvements Cut Thru Rd to Stave Mill Rd.
The proposed project currently consists of a 4-lane undivided principal arterial with a 1-ft paved shoulder.  This project would provide 4-ft wide shoulders and rumble strips with 12' wide graded ditches eastbound and westbound for approximatley 1.3 miles, between Cut Thru Rd. and Stave Mill Rd., west of the Town of Windsor. 
Estimated project cost- $11, 349,643.



In the previous 4 rounds of Smart Scale,  The County of Isle of Wight County applied for 9 Smart Scale Projects and received funding for 6 projects listed below:
Nike Park Extended  $ 14,858,000
Bartlett Intersection $   5,270,000
Rt 258 @ Rt 460 (Dairy Queen) Intersection    $   3,234,936
Eagle Harbor Crosswalks          $      212,000
Rt 10 Bypass @ Rt 258 Main St. Intersection $   8,500,000
Rt 10 @ Turner Dr Turn Lane $      972,244   
  $ 33,047,180

 Please check for updates as information becomes available.